Parapharyngeal meningioma extending from the intracranial space evaluated by FDG PET.
We report a rare case of parapharyngeal meningioma extending from the intracranial space evaluated by PET with [18F]-2-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG). Although the parapharyngeal meningioma had a high rate of glucose metabolism, it was proved to be pathohistologically benign. The high rate of glucose metabolism of the tumor reflected tumor aggressiveness well because the tumor grew in a relatively short time.
Kado
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Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Brain and Blood Vessels, Akita, Japan.
Ogawa
T
T
Okudera
T
T
Kanno
I
I
Hatazawa
J
J
Uemura
K
K
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010614:Pharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18